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Thanksgiving Menu??
We are hosting Thanksgiving for the first time this year (glug!) and trying to keep it simple.
I'm thinking:
turkey (duh) and stuffing
au gratin potatoes
mashed sweet potatoes
corn casserole
cranberry sauce
roast brussel sprouts
rolls
dessert -
pumpkin pie
cranberry cheesecake
I'll just do cheese and crackers and some kind of dip for appetizers.
Re: Thanksgiving Menu??
That sounds good to me! You're missing green bean casserole, but I don't know if that's something your family usually does. I personally would riot if it was missing, but that's me
Oh gravy. Gotta have that, right?
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
Decorate This
This is so yummy!! We have done apricot preserves on top too.
BFP#1: 01/10, M/C 6w -- BFP#2: 06/10, M/C 5w -- BFP#3: 09/10, DS born June 1, 2011
BFP#4: 07/12, M/C 5w3d -- BFP#5: 12/12, EDD 08/18/13
Decorate This
I'm going to my parent's in AZ this year for Thanksgiving. I'm not sad to be going there, but I am sad that I'm not cooking Thanksgiving dinner. My mom has been making dinner for lord-knows-how-many-years, and she's a purist, so I don't even bothering trying to contribute anymore (I like to make things with a twist -- like orange-scented cranberry sauce, or sweet potato salad with cranberries, goat cheese, and walnuts instead of candied sweet potatoes. Purists don't appreciate things like that.)
Last year was the first year I made dinner, and I had so much fun. This was my menu:
Roast Turkey
Chardonnay gravy
Green beans with mushroom sauce
Garlic mashed potatoes
Corn casserole
Sweet Potato salad
Cranberry sauce
Stuffing
Sweet potato biscuits
We had a ton of desserts other people brought.
~ Kelsey Jean ~
Cooking with Crouton: A Food Blog
It sounds like plenty to me.
BTW - Thank you for your email. I think we've found a restaurant possibility but my mom's going to call and double check that they'll be open.
Sounds fine to me.
Here's mine:
Cheese/crackers, black bean dip, guacamole, salsa for apps
turkey
stuffing (not in the turkey, because I am vegetarian)
mashed potatoes (my sister brings them)
mashed sweet potatoes
cranberry orange salad (my cousins bring this)
roasted brussel sprouts
green bean casserole
rolls
gravy
dessert -
pumpkin pie
bourbon pecan pie (made with chocolate)
Vanilla Ice cream